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Published: 8th November 2000
ISBN: 9780471899815
Number Of Pages: 480
This comprehensive yet concise guide to animal lectins,<br> covers all sources from unicellular protozoa and slime<br> moulds through invertebrates to mammals and birds, and<br> provides essential information to the widest possible<br> readership.<br> <br> The last few years have seen an explosion of interest and<br> research in animal lectins, and this book, which is divided<br> into two parts, provides a compendium of galectins,<br> collectins, selectins, pentraxins and other<br> carbohydrate-binding proteins from throughout the animal<br> kingdom. The first part introduces animal lectins on both<br> phylogenetic and structural bases and outlines their key<br> biomedical applications. The second, and major part, is a<br> quick reference alphabetical directory listing around 170<br> lectins. Each lectin entry provides, where known, details<br> of its:<br> <br> Isolation<br> Structure<br> Biological activities<br> Tissue and/or subcellular distribution<br> Possible functions<br> Applications<br> <br> A bibliography for each lectin is also included and useful<br> appendices list lectins according to their sugar specificity,<br> characterised lectins of human origin by tissue source and<br> commercial suppliers of animal lectins.<br> <br> This superb book is aimed at basic scientists and clinicians<br> alike, and will be invaluable to both established research<br> workers and newcomers to this area. It will be of<br> particular interest to biochemists, cell biologists,<br> immunologists, oncologists, pharmacologists, medical<br> practitioners and students of medical and biological<br> sciences.
?the book is a genuinely useful tool for immunologists and cell  biologists" (Biochemie, No. 83, 2001)   Â
?It may be regarded the current "gold standard" about the enormous scope of animal lectins?  (Int.Jnl.of Medical Microbiology, Vol.291, No.5, 2001) Â
"...a comprehensive, thorough, well organized, and well-produced treatise of the field..."Â (ChemBioChem, Vol.3, No.6, 2002)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
"...a handy compendium..." (The Biochemist, 24 January 2003)
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ISBN: 9780471899815
ISBN-10: 047189981X
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 480
Published: 8th November 2000
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 25.01 x 17.15
x 3.2
Weight (kg): 0.94
Edition Number: 1
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